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nightdog_barks ([personal profile] nightdog_barks) wrote2010-05-14 11:53 am
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Stormy Friday

Cloudy, warm, humid. 80 degrees (26.6 Celsius). It's already rained a couple of times this morning, and it looks like there's more on the way. Still, I have to go drop some bills and expense report blahblah (for Mr. N) off at the post office. It'll be good to get out, though. Chango is hiding in her den, heh.

Still reading Vindication, and now I want to read about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution (Mary Wollstonecraft was living in Paris with her lover Gilbert Imlay during this time).

So. All for now.

ETA that here are our local weather radars. Lots o'red, yes. Not going anywhere until it eases on by.
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[identity profile] blackmare-9.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
*peeks*

EEEEEEEEP!!@!1!!!#
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
SPRINGTIME IN TEXAS, Y'ALL.

YEE-HAW.

[identity profile] felis-nocturna.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
:-D

I think I'd rather like to have your weather, though. It's been COLD and grey over here for what feels like weeks and I'm not amused. At all. The only good thing are the lilacs and chestnut trees which are in full bloom right now.

Also, speaking of Texas, did you hear that Mr. Laurie himself is traveling your state at the moment and filming a blues documentary?
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I did hear that! Although apparently he's already moved on to New Orleans, I'm actually really glad he got to see the Texas Hill Country, because it's just about the prettiest part of the state. There are some nice photos of what one might see in the area (along with a lot of very typical food) here (http://www.maggiesaustin.com/2009/09/14/weekend-edition-fredericksburg/), and the town's site is here (http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/). I use the term "town" very loosely. *g*

[identity profile] felis-nocturna.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee, thanks. When I heard the name of the town, I already suspected some German settlers in its history...
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[identity profile] nightdog-barks.livejournal.com 2010-05-14 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. The Hill Country is full of the descendants of German settlers. For quite a while, German was the third most common language in the state (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Texas). Lots of Czechs, too -- the Czech Stop (http://www.czechstop.net/home.php) is pretty well-known along I-35 in West, Texas. *g*
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